At the hospital, a consultant speaks to Ava, Dexter and Sam about the possible complications involved in the operation. Unable to take any more, Dexter admits that he can't go through with the transplant and rushes off. At the same time, Cora returns from visiting Tanya and is shocked to hear of recent events on the Square, including Max's arrest. When Cora hears about the planned operaton, she rushes off to the hospital and confronts Ava and Sam. As Cora doesn't approve of Dexter giving up a kidney, she finds herself going head-to-head with Ava.

At the same time, Dexter is busy confiding in Patrick about his fears, wondering how Ava would cope if anything happened to him. Patrick advises Dexter to speak to his mum, so he finally returns to the hospital. Ava and Cora are still arguing there, but Dexter interrupts by making the decision to go through with the transplant.

Meanwhile, Michael continues to wind up Janine about being a bad mother, but she surprises him by asking him to look after Scarlett for a couple of hours. Michael agrees, but a scheming Janine later drops a bombshell on him - vowing that she is going to change Scarlett's surname to Butcher. As Janine pushes Michael too far, he retaliates by grabbing her by the throat and warning that he'll win this war. Michael's trip tightens until a terrified Janine apologises.

Elsewhere, Lucy's wages and responsibilities are increased at Butcher's Joints. She'll now be in competition with Danny as they'll be working for commission. Lucy is smug about her chances of success, but she's soon left fuming when Danny plays dirty.

Also today, Phil is curious when Carl suggests they'd make a great team, Jay is delighted when Phil agrees to him moving back in to the Mitchell house, Lauren finally admits to Joey that she isn't seeing Peter but refuses to reveal who her new man really is, while Whitney is confident about her job interview as Ava will be the one asking the questions.

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